Trump’s hatred for renewables means the US is falling behind the rest of the world
As well as embracing ‘beautiful coal’, the president has set about obliterating clean energy projects Continue reading…
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Judge blocks Trump administration from deploying national guard to Portland
US district judge agrees with Oregon assertion that deployment would likely inflame rather than calm protests in cityA federal judge has blocked the Trump administration from deploying the national guard to Portland, Oregon, according to court document…
Trump authorizes national guard deployment to Chicago, White House says, as border patrol there shoots woman
Illinois governor JB Pritzker says administration is escalating ‘aggression against Illinois citizens and residents’Donald Trump has moved to deploy the national guard in another city by authorizing 300 troops to protect federal officers and assets in …
Kristi Noem warns immigrants away from Super Bowl: ‘We’ll be all over that place’
Homeland security chief also excoriates NFL for selecting Bad Bunny to perform during game’s half-time breakKristi Noem, Donald Trump’s homeland security secretary, has said that only Americans should attend next year’s Super Bowl and warned that Ice a…
White House official inadvertently reveals plans to send elite army unit to Portland
Anthony Salisbury displayed chat about deployment of 82nd airborne division on cellphone while in MinnesotaA senior White House official accidentally leaked details of plans to send an elite army unit to Portland, in the latest intelligence leak by the…
Pete Hegseth fires US navy chief of staff
Jon Harrison, appointed in January, had been key to broad changes in military branch’s policy and budgeting officesPete Hegseth, the US defense secretary, abruptly fired the navy chief of staff on Friday, removing an aide who had been key to the Trump …
Fired national security prosecutor warns colleagues in note on way out
Michael Ben’Ary says he was fired based on a social media post by a January 6 conspiracy theoristA senior national security prosecutor in the eastern district of Virginia said in a farewell note taped to his door to colleagues on Friday that he was app…
Trump officials cut nearly $8bn in clean energy projects in Democratic states
Democrats and environmental groups slam move as ‘sick political game’ and say it will drive up energy billsThe Trump administration is cancelling $7.6bn in grants that supported hundreds of clean energy projects in 16 states, all of which voted for Dem…
Europe needs to ‘get serious’ about threat posed to it by Russia, Ukraine minister says
Sergiy Kyslytsia says Kremlin already at war with Europe and predicts that Vladimir Putin will ‘escalate escalating’Europe needs to “get serious” about the existential threat posed to it by Russia, Ukraine’s deputy foreign minister has said, warning th…
Trump administration to offer unaccompanied minors $2,500 to self-deport, memo reveals
Voluntary departure has always been an option, but ‘astonishing’ decision to incentivize children to leave is newThe Trump administration wants to offer immigrant children $2,500 to self-deport, according to a memo obtained by the Guardian.The memo, se…